Do you read the blogs, newsletters, and social media posts of a variety of genealogical websites? If not, you are missing a lot of updates, new services, new databases, DNA sales, and more. The MyHeritage Blog is one that has has several new posts this week. From June 5-8, 225 million Swedish records and 124.9 […]
From the MyHeritage Blog: “On May 8, 1945, World War II came to an end in Europe. Known as VE Day — Victory in Europe Day — it marks the official surrender of Nazi Germany and the beginning of the end of the most devastating conflict in modern history. This year marks the 80th anniversary […]
From MyHeritage: A special announcement for those with family ties Down Under: in honor of Australia Day, we’re offering free access to more than 300 Australian historical record collections, including vital records, electoral rolls, convict records, and much more! The records will be free starting Saturday through Tuesday, January 25–28, 2025. The free records include […]
It’s a new year and that means another new year of amazing webinar offerings from MyHeritage and Legacy Family Tree Webinars. 173 sessions are scheduled. Can you believe it’s the 15th year of these webinars! To view the full array that covers many speakers, many places, many topics, and more http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9378. That’s my affiliate link […]
Starting today, 19 November, MyHeritage DNA is available at a great price at https://www.myheritage.com/dna/. As MyHeritage says “With detailed ethnicity results covering 2,114 regions, users can explore where their ancestors came from and connect with relatives around the world through advanced DNA matching. And with the most comprehensive set of genetic genealogy tools available, there’s even more to […]
MyHeritage has announced that from “October 29 to November 1, 2024, it is offering free access to their “vast collection of death, burial, cemetery, and obituary records. With nearly 1.2 billion records in 435 collections, it’s the perfect chance to dive into the stories that connect us to generations before us.” Search Death, Burial, Cemetery […]
News Release for today. MyHeritage has just acquired MesAieux.com, a popular family history service that specializes in French Canadian genealogy. Founded in 2004, MesAieux.com has grown to become Quebec’s most popular family history service, with over one million users. The website offers an online family tree builder with automated features to add ancestors and is […]
20 free webinars over the four Fridays of September 2024. A great variety of topics and speakers. I will be presenting on Friday, 13 September at 10:30 a.m. CDT about “The Neighbors Knew: Strategies for Finding YOUR Ancestral Details in THEIR Records.” My affiliate link for registration for this and the other ones is http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=9276 […]
I see a press release and tell myself I need to keep on with my work before checking out new genealogy things. That lasts about ten minutes. Today I spent some time looking at my new updates from MyHeritage’s Theory of Family Relativity™. From the press release “adding millions of new theories to help you […]
I am still in institute mode after last week’s exceptionally great week of the virtual GRIP Genealogy Insititute. I’ll post more on that later. For now, here’s some news on free access to Canadian records on MyHeritage! Read more details on the MyHeritage Blog.